"Burnin" is an

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track from French electronic music duo

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's debut album, ''

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'' (1997). It was the fourth single released from the album. The accompanying

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for the track was directed by French photographer and video director Seb Janiak. The song later had a remix entitled "Extravaganza", created by Korean band

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for the dance video game '' Pump It Up''. Elements of "Burnin'" were combined with the song "Too Long" in Daft Punk's live album ''

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''.

Critical reception

British magazine ''

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'' rated the song three out of five, adding, "A more minimal, scratchy groove than

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or Around The World, the duo's third single for Virgin is nevertheless funky, and the Towering Inferno-style video should help exposure."

Music video

The

for "Burnin'" pays tribute to

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producers that Daft Punk found inspiration in. The party scene in the video features

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and

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo (; born 8 February 1974) is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and composer. He is known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft Punk, along with Thomas Bang ...

of Daft Punk also make brief

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s in the video as people at the party; Bangalter wears sunglasses and a long-haired, dark wig, while de Homem-Chisto appears in a purple suit, sunglasses and blonde wig. The video was shot in

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using an office building at One South

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as the setting.One South Wacker
emporis.com. Retrieved on April 29, 2007. The video begins with a boy playing with a toy fire truck in a suburb while his father cooks steak on a barbecue. The scene oscillates from this setting to a party scene within a skyscraper, in which a fire spreads while nobody at the party seems to notice. A team of firefighters eventually alert the party attendants of the fire and escort them from the building. It is suggested that the boy and his fire truck are somehow connected to the firefighter rescue and evacuation in the video.

Track listing

12" maxi (Virgin VISA 8197) CD maxi (Virgin 7243 8 94551 2 0)

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 1997 singles Daft Punk songs Songs written by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Songs written by Thomas Bangalter 1997 songs Virgin Records singles